The Riley County Law Board announced Monday it is beginning the search for the next director of the Riley County Police Department. The job posting will go live next week, with the Law Board accepting applications starting May 24. Screening of applications will immediately follow the posting of the job and continue until the position [...]
Manhattan Area Technical College celebrated its graduates over the weekend with its spring commencement ceremony. The ceremony was held at University Christian Church. President Jim Genandt says with MATC’s ceremony, they try to have a more celebratory atmosphere. Genandt says the celebration isn’t just for the students, but for the families and staff as well. [...]
Just as Carrie Underwood is getting ready to wrap up her Las Vegas residency show Reflection this Saturday May 21st , the country superstar has announced a new massive tour. The Denim & Rhinestones tour will kick off this October in South Carolina and then go on a run of more than 40 stops in […]
Naomi Judd‘s life was celebrated at the Ryman Auditorium with the CMT special Naomi Judd: A River of Time – Celebration. The evening started with Naomi’s daughter Ashley Judd greeting the crowd at the Ryman, “Welcome to the mother church of country music. This is where mom wanted her public celebration to take place.” Ashley […]
Sunday night, May 15th, the 2022 Billboard Music Awards were handed out in Las Vegas. Congrats to all the winners – in the country music categories the artists that took home trophies were… Top Country Artist – Taylor Swift Top Country Male Artist – Morgan Wallen Top Country Female Artist – Taylor Swift Top Country […]
Authorities have recovered the remains of a man who went missing almost two weeks ago at Milford Lake. Members of the Geary County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit and the Geary County/Junction City Fire Department dive team, with the assistance of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism Parks Division helped recover the remains of [...]
Riley County health officials will continue to provide weekly COVID-19 updates on Fridays to align with KDHE’s weekly data dashboard updates. According to the latest report out Friday, May 13, Riley County recorded 37 COVID-19 cases between May 2-8. The Incidence Rate per 100,000 is 49.8, which places Riley County into the moderate incidence category. [...]
Brett Eldredge‘s current single at country radio is the title track to his upcoming album Songs About You – which arrives June 17th. Now Brett’s single also shares the same name as his upcoming tour. Joining Brett on the Songs About You tour is Breland, Nate Smith, Lauren Alaina, Shelby Darrall, Caylee Hammack and special […]
The Riley County Police Department says it’s already fielded numerous calls from citizens concerned with large amounts of people drinking and parking in the water at Pillsbury Crossing, south of Manhattan. (Above video courtesy RCPD) According to a statement Friday on the RCPD Facebook page, at least one DUI arrest was made in the area [...]
One person was killed Friday morning in a crash near St. George. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a northbound Chevy Malibu failed to yield at the stop sign at the intersection of Flush Road and Highway 24. The car was struck on the drivers side by an eastbound semi truck. The driver of the [...]
